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Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Chairman of the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee cited the critical role of America’s domestic maritime industry in an op-ed today at CNBC.com.   Chairman Hunter…

WASHINGTON – The American Maritime Partnership today released the following statement opposing legislation introduced by Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi to relax the U.S.-build requirement of the Jones Act for particular…

WASHINGTON – The American maritime industry today praised President Barack Obama andTransportation Secretary Anthony Foxx for visiting the Port of Jacksonville, Florida, to talk about jobs and economic growth.  …

WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. domestic maritime industry – comprised of more than 40,000 vessels built in American shipyards, crewed by American mariners, and owned by American companies – sent…

NATIONAL MARITIME DAY, 2013 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Through every chapter of the American story, ordinary men and women have accomplished extraordinary things…

WASHINGTON – On behalf of the American Maritime Partnership, Joseph H. Pyne, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Kirby Corporation, testified before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation…

AMP congratulates President Obama on his recent proclamation on National Maritime Day: To keep America moving forward in the 21st century, we need to expand trade and commerce that creates…

The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) today announced the election of Thomas Allegretti as its new Chairman. Allegretti is President & CEO of The American Waterways Operators. He succeeds James Henry,…